Police officers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are infamous for abusing their power when apprehending subjects. MUST READ: 20 Tips For Saving Money The latest scandal to dog the department involves a pistol-whipping and shooting incident that took place last February between Cpl. Donald Taylor and then-19-year-old Ryan Dorm outside a convenience store. Although Taylor said […]
The tale of former high school football player Brian Banks as he continues to piece his life together seems ripped right from the script of a TV crime show. At the age of 16, Banks’ life changed for the worst when he was charged with rape of a fellow student, eventually taking a no contest […]
Rohan Murphy has been defying the odds ever since losing his legs, at age 4, due to a birth defect. While a disability like Murphy’s would be hard to overcome for most, the 28-year-old New York resident has found a way to achieve amazing athletic feats and now has his eyes on Paralympic gold. In […]
U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke is either a jokester or a woman in need of a serious history lesson. During an appearance on satirical political talk show “The Colbert Report” on Tuesday, the Brooklyn congresswoman responded to host Stephen Colbert’s joke regarding her borough. When Colbert jested that Brooklyn shouldn’t have joined with New York City […]
Griselda Blanco, infamously known as the “Godmother of Cocaine,” and her sensational life as a drug kingpin came to a violent end on Monday after she was gunned down by a lone unknown gunman. Blanco’s harrowing rise from preteen street tough to becoming one of the most notable drug lords in the 1970s reads much […]
Although a recent study reports that Black male students in California’s Bay Area have a graduation rate of 45 percent, slight gains are being made in the city of Oakland. SEE ALSO: 7 ‘Money Personalities’ To Avoid When Dating One school that is starting the tradition of excellence early is the 100 Black Men Community […]
Author Richard Wright (pictured) and his writings have left an indelible mark on the historical landscape of African-American literature. Crafting his words in the fiction and non-fiction worlds, Wright’s legacy as an author who tackled controversial topics, such as race and poverty, from the Black perspective with unflinching honesty remains significant to this day. On […]
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivered the closing speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. It was, perhaps, his most important moment during his campaign for president. MUST READ: Think You Know Miami? Think Again While he roused up the audience with his typically empty boasts and bloated projections for the future […]
An ex-girlfriend of GOP vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan has spoken up about her past relationship with the Wisconsin congressman when the pair both attended Miami University of Ohio in the 1990s. The twist: Ryan’s former flame is African-American. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Deneeta Pope, a former cheerleader for […]
Virginia Slave Gabriel (often referred to as Gabriel Prosser) made his mark in history, after attempting to lead a slave rebellion that was upended by betrayal within his camp. A literate blacksmith, Prosser was born in to slavery on a tobacco farm and learned how to read and write along with learning the trade of […]
Yahoo News Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian was fired after making a racially-charged comment regarding Mitt Romney and his wife Ann at the Republican National Convention (RNC). SEE ALSO: Mike Epps Has Hilarious Advice For The Jackson Family Chalian was heard on a live microphone saying that the Romneys were not “concerned” about Black people who were in […]
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Republican lawmakers lost a battle in federal court against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after a measure to redistrict maps was struck down because it violated the Voting Rights Act,writes the Star-Telegram. SEE ALSO: Where Are Politics’ Interracial Couples? A three-judge panel found in January the GOP-dominated Legislature’s […]